無解盤點(diǎn):11個(gè)無法翻譯的外語單詞
作者:滬江英語
來源:maptia
2015-03-28 00:15
German
The relationship between words and their meaning is a fascinating one, and linguists have spent countless years deconstructing it, taking it apart letter by letter, and trying to figure out why there are so many feelings and ideas that we cannot even put words to.
單詞與意義之間的關(guān)系非常奇妙,語言學(xué)家耗費(fèi)多年精力將單詞解構(gòu)、一個(gè)字母一個(gè)字母地拆開,試圖弄懂為什么有些感覺和思想沒法用單詞表述出來。
We've illustrated 11 of these wonderful, elusive, words - which have no single word within the English language that could be considered a direct translation. We will definitely be trying to incorporate a few of them into our everyday conversations, and hope that you enjoy recognising a feeling or two of your own among them.
我們列出了11個(gè)奇妙而意義模糊的單詞,在英語中無法用一個(gè)單詞直接將其翻譯過來。當(dāng)然,我們將盡力把這些單詞融匯在日常對話中,希望你也會(huì)對其中的一兩個(gè)單詞有自己的感覺方法。
1. German: Waldeinsamkeit
德語:Waldeinsamkeit
A feeling of solitude, being alone in the woods and a connectedness to nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson even wrote a whole poem about it.
這是形容一種孤獨(dú)之感,一人獨(dú)自在樹林中與大自然相近相通。拉爾夫·瓦爾多·愛默生甚至還為此寫過一首詩。
Italian
2. Italian: Culaccino
意大利語:Culaccino
The mark left on a table by a cold glass. Who knew condensation could sound so poetic.
指的是冷杯子在桌上留下的痕跡。沒想到冷凝的水汽也能聽上去如此浪漫。
Inuit
3.? Inuit: Iktsuarpok
因紐特語:Iktsuarpok
The feeling of anticipation that leads you to go outside and check if anyone is coming, and probably also indicates an element of impatience.
是一種迫使你出門看看是不是有人來了的預(yù)感,也可能在指焦躁的情緒。
Japanese
4. Japanese: Komorebi
日語:Komorebi
This is the word the Japanese have for when sunlight filters through the trees - the interplay between the light and the leaves.
日本人用這個(gè)詞形容從樹葉的縫隙中漏下來的陽光——是光和葉子相互作用的結(jié)果。
Russian
5. Russian: Pochemuchka
俄語:Pochemuchka
Someone who asks a lot of questions. In fact, probably too many questions. We all know a few of these.
這個(gè)詞指那些總是問問題的人。事實(shí)上,他們的問題可能都不必要。我們大家總會(huì)遇到幾個(gè)這樣的人。
Spanish
6. Spanish: Sobremesa
西班牙語:Sobremesa
Spaniards tend to be a sociable bunch, and this word describes the period of time after a meal when you have food-induced conversations with the people you have shared the meal with.
西班牙人似乎都很擅于交際,這個(gè)詞講的就是同一桌吃飯的人在酒足飯飽后開始閑聊的情形。
Indonesian
7. Indonesian: Jayus
印度尼西亞語:Jayus
Their slang for someone who tells a joke so badly, that is so unfunny you cannot help but laugh out loud.
當(dāng)有不善于講笑話的人講了個(gè)一點(diǎn)也不好笑的事情,而你卻又不得哈哈大笑時(shí),就可以用這個(gè)當(dāng)?shù)刭嫡Z來形容。
Hawaiian
8. Hawaiian: Pana Po?o
夏威夷語:Pana Po?o
You know when you forget where you've put the keys, and you scratch your head because it somehow seems to help your remember? This is the word for it.
當(dāng)你忘記把鑰匙放在哪里時(shí)會(huì)不自主地?fù)蠐项^,然后不知怎么回事兒就能回憶起來了。這個(gè)場景很熟悉吧?Pana Po?o指的就是這種情況。
French
9. French: Dépaysement
法語:Dépaysement
The feeling that comes from not being in one’s home country - of being a foreigner, or an immigrant, of being somewhat displaced from your origin.
這個(gè)詞講的是身處異國他鄉(xiāng)的感覺——作為外國人或移民者,從本國文化中被抽離之后的無根飄零之感。
Urdu
10. Urdu: Goya
烏爾都語:Goya
Urdu is the national language of Pakistan, but is also an official language in 5 of the Indian states. This particular Urdu word conveys a contemplative 'as-if' that nonetheless feels like reality, and describes the suspension of disbelief that can occur, often through good storytelling.
烏爾都語是巴基斯坦的國家正式用語,也是印度5個(gè)聯(lián)邦的官方用語。這個(gè)詞指那些感覺原本是真實(shí)存在,但深思冥想后又覺得“貌似”存在實(shí)為虛幻的事物。通常見于優(yōu)秀故事中,形容發(fā)生過一些不可思議之事時(shí)使用。
Swedish
11. Swedish: M?ngata
瑞典語:M?ngata
The word for the glimmering, roadlike reflection that the moon creates on water.
這個(gè)詞指的是月亮倒映在水面上閃閃發(fā)光,形成小路一樣的倒影。